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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1948

510 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 26

Aero. Clubs Train Air Line Pilots

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 1

The members of the Coffs Harbour Aero Club received a visit yesterday from Mr. A. Clare Manager of the Newcastle A[?]p Club,…

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Objection Voiced Re[?] "Semi-Private"Road

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 1

Describing the roadway from the harbour side of the railway gates along the beach front to the Public Works Office on the south headland…

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Ppu. to Ask for Another Train and Additional Siding at Releigh

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 3

Raleigh District Council of the PPU., at the quarterly meeting at Urunga, deputed Secretary R. A. Napier to interview the Superintendent…

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Load Restriction Placed On Glenugie Ck. Bridge

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 4

A LOAD restriction was placed on the bridge crossing the Glenugie Creek at the Six Mile Lane at Thursday's meeting of the Orara Shire Council. The maximum load, including the vehicle,…

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Cut in Halves by Train

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 3

TAMWORTH, Sun.-- Walter Henry Conlan (47), was cut in halves when he was run over by a train on a loop line about 100…

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Woman Falls In Front Of Train

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--An unidentified young woman was killed instantly to-night when she fell in front of an electric train…

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Request Crown to Build Roads

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 2

WOOLGOOLGA.--Much discussion, during which the Lands Department came in for adverse criticism, took place at the…

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Acting Director Of Road Transport

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 3

CANBERRA, Mon.--The appointment of Mr. T. G. Paterson as Acting Commonwealth Director of Road Transport and…

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Bad Road

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 March 1948 · page 2

Sir,--I would like to bring to notice the filthy state of some of Grafton's streets, but particularly Arthur street bet wen Villiers and…

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Another Painted Line Across The Bridge ?

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 March 1948 · page 4

A SUGGESTION by Ald, W. E. Crisp, at Monday night's meeting of the South Grafton Council, that the Police Department be asked to consider a request for another line to be painted on the bridge for a cyclists' track, was adopted…

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Bill To Cripple Q'land Railway Strike

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 March 1948 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tues.--A Bill designed to put an end to picketing and to cripple the 35-days-old rail strike is being debated in the House of Assembly tonight. The Bill is not expected to pass all stages until early to-morrow morning. It is designed to end…

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Day Train To City Urged By C.W.A. Group

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 2

THE move to have a daily day train from Sydney to Grafton and back was unanimously supported by the North Coast Group C.W.A. Council at the meeting at South Grafton yesterday. The motion that the Superin-…

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Women's Motor Boat Race On

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 5

On Saturday afternoon the Clarence River Motor Boat Club will stage its first women's race of the season. The trophy for the race is donated by…

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Lady Skippers In Motor Boat Race

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 March 1948 · page 2

The Clarence River Motor Boat Club held a five-race programme on Saturday. Boats in two races were skippered by the…

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British Railways

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 1

The first locomotives to bear the designation "British Railways" instead of the titles of the former railway companies are now making their appearance. This picture showes Craftsmen at the Crewe Locomotive Works of…

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First Arrest In Q'ld. Railway Strike

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 March 1948 · page 3

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The first arrest arising out of the present strike was made in Brisbane this morning when Edward Conrad Englart, 50, State secretary of the Waterside Workers' Federation, was taken into custody on two traffic charges and afterwards…

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Parking On Bridge Approach

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1948 · page 3

MACLEAN.--At the meeting of the Maclean Municipal Council, a letter was received from the Lower Clarence Agricultural…

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Limits On Copmanhurst Shire Bridge Loads

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1948 · page 4

THE Copmanhurst Shire Council yesterday decided to place load limits on certain bridges in the shire. The engineer (Mr. H. I. McGuigan), reported inspecting…

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Motor Cycle Carnival Application Refused

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1948 · page 2

The C.P. arid A. Society Council yesterday refused in application by the Clarence River Motor Cycle Club for the use of the…

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Evaded Train Fare

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 5

John Douglas Burkamshaw, of Grafton, pleaded guilty in the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday to having trespassed…

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